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magic of the name of regulars, they would
have any advantage over ipilitia or.volun
teers, until they had seen service and felt
-that-disciptitie Whih time alone can give.
Again, I think that this 2d section or
the bill assumes sontewhat a different po.
sition from that assumed by the President
himself in his Messages communicated to
the House. I think these Messages are
pacific, and rather look to diplomatic ar
rangements to settle the controversy. The
President's communications on the whole
subject, are executed with uncommon
judgment and skill. They exhibit kidom
aid prudence. Is it politic in us to do any
thing that mny embarrass the position he
has assumed? lie looks, and I think %vise
ly looks, to negotiation. The 2d section
of this bill looks to me like clothing him
with power to neeotinte at the point ofihe
sword? Could we bear this in a foreign
Power towards us? It strikes me that its
tendency may be rather to embarrass than
to promote a peaceful arrangement.
I regret exceedingly .that the-Commit
tee on Foreign Aflairsshould have thought
it necessary to intr)duce certain portions
of this bill, and I regret. exceedinglyt.hat
I cannot, in any event, suppoi t the second
sectiou, as it is entirmly incoipatible vith
ny principles. Nothing can justify such
a section, but imminent danger and ex
treme necessity. It is a great mistake to
suppose that the Executive of thii Con
federacy is weak and powerless for the
purposes of resistance and defence. Ii a
just catise for national defence, where na
tional rights as well as national honor are
involved, there is not a stronger- Execu
tive in Christendom. Other countries re
ly for defence upon a drilled and standing
army. whose profession is war, and who
feed upon blood; but here, in a just and
glormis cause. !et the standard of the Re
public be raised, and we gather around it,
not because an Executive orders us to do
so but hecause that devotion which isptings
from the hearts of freemen prompts us to
come to the-standard of our country. In
a proper war, the Executive will always
find itself strong enough. In the first strug
gle we may suffer; .but as to a permanent
invasion or conquest, the thing is impossi
ble. You may burn atd devastate the
land, but you can never conquer the coun
try until you totally exterminate those
who have been taught from their infancy,
togelieve that no other institttions can
preserve to them the inheritance of liberty.
It is this universal feeeling that makes
your Executive sufficiently strong in all
cases of just and necessary detence. It is
accordinglo the genius of our institutions,
that he should rely upon the citizen-mili
tin of the country in emergencies, for de
fence and support; and, as much as some
Governments may ridicule them, I prefcr
that bulwark of national defence, as a gen
eral reliance, to any other that the -wisdom
of modern tacticians may create. They
may be defeated but they will rally again,
and, what is better, they are safe in time
of peace.
That discretion which is tojudge of the
necessity orereating an addition to our
present standing army (which now amounts
to 12,000) of 20.000 men, under an enlist
ment for five years, as'contemplated in the'
second section of this bill, I desire should
be left entirely to Congress, free from all
embarrassment. The third section, which
gives the President, power over ihe equip
ment and arming of the Navy. and ihe
fourth section, which creates the means,
together with the first section, I cousider
-strong enough, and as clothing him with
all reasonable and necessary power. Strike
out the second section. and I have no very
serious objection to th bill; but, then,' I
consider it -full strong. If any new aspect
of great difficulty shotuld arise, with refer
ence to Great Britain. let Congress he cal
led together, and, if we are to htavei war, let
us choose our time to make it. asl-Ict us
not be forced into it, rashly and unprepatr
cd. But I caunot believe it possible for
war to grow out of our present tdifficulty
on this questiotn. The good sense andr in
terests of the two countries will not soffter
it. As to the excltusive jurisdiction over
the disputed territory set tip by Great
Britain, that arises from the enntstruct ion
shte always put upon her prior sovereignty.
This claim rests utpon the supposit'on that
our independence and sovereignty com
menced from the treaty of peace in l'783;
and that asshe had exercised, prior to the
declaration of inde pentdence. or that treaty,
sovereignty and jurisdiction over all the
territory, then, subsequently to that period
she would'continuie to exercise jutrisdliction
u tpon all doubtful or disputed territory.
Until the dottbtful points are settled. she
claims jurisdiction by reason of her prior
sovereignty.- This is the basis of her
whole claim' to exclumsive jurisdiction, antd
yet'this-is-alL a mere fiction of law-the
sameaseclaiming a right from possession
tintira better title is proved. If such a
position' he sound, thetn, in a controversy
between Great Britain and Russia in the
Northwest as to..territory. the struggle
would be to lirove ~which was the oldest
*--sovereign, Great Britain or Russia. The
*truth is, Great Britain treated with us in
1783, as an independent and equal sover
eignt and,a-mongst equals, there can be,
quoad hoc, tno prior sovereign. The trea:
ty tnakes the boundary, and is the law of
locatiou as to the linu3 And he wvho ex
-.-amines that, can have no hesitation -as to
the true liue. -Two- rational-minds :-can
niot difer about it. Yet tireat. Britain
wishes particularly the northern portion of
this disputed territory as fortaing a military
position toenable her to move troops across
from New Brmnswick~ to~Ca'nada; and, as
she wants a military position, she makes a
elaimn to terrritory, and I. believe she was
nover ktown to yield such a claim. -This
is the wh'il&amount-of the contrtoversv.
As to is declarationarecently made -in
*--a letter of Sir John- Bsrvef,,that he -was
"acting under striitFordgra from has.Gsov
- - ernment to exereije exeluisive jirisdictiont,
and for that purpse -he: had~ the wholf~
-military force in.the Provinceat his coma
mnand, and that his orders'admitted of no
-discretion, that be-was-hound to execute
them," Icannot believe but that he has
-;-miseonceived his instructions. -
[willinow refer to only one circuma
stance,-wbich is , conclusive to my mind
-- that he is mistaken. It will lie recollected
that the British minister here (Mr. Fox)
* had but the other day signed a joiot mem -
orandum with Mr. Forsyih, recommending
both Governor Fairfleld and Sir Johni
Harvey mutually to release prisoners ta
tseu on either side, and that both parties
4htuld "forbear to exercise exclusive jul
risdiction" until the controversy is adjus
ted by the two Governments. Now. if
the orders to Sir John Harvey fron his
Government were peremptory, & admit
ted of no discretion, Mr. Fox must have
been acquainted with them, and either
Mr. Fox himself hail discretion over the
subject, or Sir John was mistaken in his
constructiou; for how could the British
Minister direct what he has in violation of
orders from his Government? Either
tnere is discretion, or the Britiblt Governor
has mistaken the construction ofhis orders,
or Mr. Fox must be aciing the diplomatic.
hypocrite in recommending what he h.is.
I am induced to believe that Sir John Har
vey nust be mistaken, or Mr. Fox would
not have recommended what lie has. I
hav.e no idea-but that the whole ttatter can
be amicably adjusted between the two
countries without the slightest difficulty.
But if the reverse should be the case, then
we.have other points of controversy of
deep importance which we ean bring into
the account. I have alluded more fully,
a few days since, in another debate, to the
correspondence of Lord Palmerston with
our Government, recently published. in
which the British Government solemnly
announce itous that they will not hereafter
recognise any indemnity as due us from
destruction of our property in slnvfs, no
matter under what circumstances they
may flll under British doiniiion. This
decision of that Government, has beeti
made iii relation to three vessels driven hv
stressof weather on the Bahtmas, bound
fromt Xlexandria in Now Orleans with
slaves belongiig to our citizens. They
make a distinction between the cases oc
currine previo.us to the British act of e
mancipation. passed l1or their West I 'ldia
islands. aul those occurring since that act.
They thus recognise indemnity as due in
the one case, under the law of nations. and
refuse in- the other. because, forsooth. their
municipal regulation, as embodied in their
act of emancipation. has upon that point
abrogated the law of nations. Their own
--ivil authorities, upon the island,.itnmedi
ately after the vessel was driven in by the
"act of God," seized upon the slaves. and
forced them to accept their liberation, and
refused possession to their owners; and yet
the British Government solemnly refuse
to us indemniity, and peremptorily an
nounce to us that they will not hereafter
recognise, under any eircumst ainccs, the
right of property in persons. It is inpos
sible to conceive of a more direct blow at
our independence. It assumes the right
in the British Government to declare to us
in whatour property shall tint consist, and,
by consequence in what it shall consist.
The whole correspondence shows the in
fluence of O'Connell upon a weak cabinet.
But I forbear to press this iatter, anti
will onlj say, that rather than submit to
this arrogant assuinpion of power hyGreat
Britain, carried into full effect, I would
prefer to see that noble country ,tretching
itself from the Patapsco to the Sabin--, a
howling wilderness, or wrapt in conflagra
tion.
There are other points of controversy
on our North-westertn borders also, but it
is, perhaps, no time to dwell on these
things at present. I hope there is no dan
ger of war. I belive every thing will be
amicably adjusted between us. The great
capitalist3 ofthe two countries, our inti
mate commercial relations. And above all,
the good sense and] good feeling that gen
erally prevail on hnth sides, will preserve
peace.But ifI should be disappornied in ihis
calculation, and the last sad atppeal shoil
be made, then, sir, let the "star spatigled
naunner" be waved aloft, and the rally cal
led, and, my life upon it. yout will see the
beacon fires of ant indigat People kin
ied rvet i lihousandm hil ls, tnot otnly in thte
North, bitt in the South, too; and the
swords of~ ai hndred thlousantd freemen will
flatsh on high to avenge our wrrones and
viniciate ourt rights.
Yes, sir. this is a qtuestion in whliebt North
ern rights are peculiarly involvedt anti al
though we have been treated cruelly atid
unikinidly by a portioni oh that section of the
Uniiont; although they have agitated a
vital question, and made war tipon our
dearest rights and upon our domestic peace,
y'et I am willinei, for the mnoment, to eury
all that itn obilivioti, and to louok alone to the
rights and the honor of a comnmoni country.
Our blood and reasutre have been offered
up before itn a wvar waged peenliarly for
Northerni rights, atnd we wsill be prep~ared
again to (10 our duty, if needs be, without
cailculation ats to cost.
In times thait have recently passedl, the
State which I have the hotnor, in p)art, to
repiresenlt, has been tradnceed and~ shtinder
ed byihose who ought to have lt for us
the cotmmon sym pat hy of brothers. There
arc those who have courtetd popularity by
singling us out for denunciation, by way
nfillumstrating theirowvn peculiar p atriotistm.
Yes, sir, South Carolina has been untkind
ly treated, but her star still t winkles above
the horizoni; her banner is in the breeze;
and, thank God, there never has yet been
a stain upon it; and now let the first tap of
the war drumn he heardt ott the remote con
fines of either extretme or this Union, ;tad
von will fitnd her sotns in the front ratnks,
'with no other etnotiotns heating in their
hearts but for the glory antI the triumph of
a united and a comnmon country.
A corrrespondent of ours m Ahheville
District, under date of the 13th ult. says,
"-The Towtn Council of Abbueville Village
have refused to grant any person, license
fur retailing spirituous liqutors in that place
This step of course created considerable
excitement. -By some it is pronounced
an act of tyrannical usurpation, while oth
ers consider it the best means of suppress
ing vice= and* immorality,"--Greenvile
Mountaineer. -
One of' the extraordinarv features of
Vienna. consists in the nutnber of hand
seome residences which are to be found uni
derodue roof. Of these, the burgersspital is
one, which is said to contain ten distinct
internial-courts, and twenty staircases; the
whole of the inhabitants being about 200
and the reutal to the owner ?68,500 per
annum. ---
~Life of a Gendecman.-He gets up leisurely
breakiasts comfortably, reads the paper regtular
ly, dresses fashional lounges fasttdionaly,
eats a tart gravely, talks insipidly, dines con
siderably drinks supe~r flououuly, kills time in
differently, aups elegantly, goes to bed stupidly,
.m lives uselessly.
Legislative.
AN AQT
To authorize a Sabscription in behalf of the
State to the South- Western Rail Road
Bank.
SwCTON 1. Be it enacted by the Ron
orable the Senate and House of Represen
tatives, notn met and sitting in General As
sembly, and by the authority of the sane,
That the Subscription made by His Ex
cellency the Governor; in behalf of the
Stare. for ten thousand Shares in the
South-Western Rail Road Bank, be and
the same is hereby authorized and con
firmed.
SEc. 2. The Comptroller General is
hereby authorized to draw from the Bank
of the State, the amount which may be
required to pay the instalments due and
to become due upon the said Subscript ion;
and todeiand and receive from the proper
o'icers of the Rail Road Batik, the usual
scrip, certificates, or receipts, and in hold
the same for and on account of the State;
and the President and Directors of the
said Bank of the State, shall make such
arrangements as they shall deem expedi
eut, for payinz the sauid drafts ofthe Comp
troller General: Provided, in case the
Pre'sidnti and Directors of the Bank ofthe
Suite of Suuth Carolina shall be of the o
pinion that they cannot advance the said
funds required by said Shbscription, with
out emnirranetit io the operations of
the said bank, or withot violating the
faith of the Stale, pledged in "An
Act to provide a Sinking Fund for the
redemption of -he Six Per Cent. Stock
eff this State." passed in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundredand twen
ty-one, and pledged in subsequent Acts for
the redemption of all the-Stock Subse
quently issued. then, and in that case, the
Comptroller General is required to issue
Stock therefor, on the part and in oehalf
of the State, bearine n half yearly interest,
at th rate of five per entt. per annnm.
& redeemable at the end of twenty years.
SEc. 3. The dividends which shall be
declared by the South-Western Rail Road
Bank, upon that portion of its capital stock
held by the State, shall remain on deposit
in saidl Bank, as a fund to meet further
i'sttlments upon the said stock, as
the:y may be called in, and shall, for
that purpose, be subject, with any in
terest to accrue thereon, to the draft of the
Comptroller General: Prorided. such rate
Of interest shall be allowed ou the qame. as
may be agreed upon betwen the said Bank
and the Comptroller General; And Provi
ded also, That such dividends, so deposi
ted, shall in no instance draw less than at
tie rait. of diree per cent. per annum.
SEC. 4. At all elections or meetings of
the Stockholders of the said Bank, the
Comnissioners now acting, or hereafter to
hie appointed, under a joint resolution of
the Legislature, as proxies, in the Louis
vill:-, Ciucinnati & Charleston Rail Road
Company, ort a majority of such as may
he present, shall act as the proxies of th'e
State.
SEc 5. The honus to be paid by the
Bank of Charleston, for the increase uftis
capital stock, shall be paid to the President
and Dire'ctors of the Bank of the State of
Soth Carolina, and may be by them ap
plied, on account of the Subscription af
iresaid.
In the Senate House, the nineteenth
Jay of December, in the year of our Lord
life thoustand eight hundred and thirty
ight, and in the sixty-third year of the
i-overi:nty and Independence of the U
aired Staresof Aimrica.
ANGUS PATTIMSON,
President of the Senate.
D. L. WARDLAW.*
Sprak -r of the House of Representatives.
Donmestic News.
From thec Augusta Constitutionalist, 2th uit.
The Savannahl mail ofiSunday bronght
ts the intelligettce that the branch of' the
Darien Baenk, located iti tat city, had sus
,entded specie paymtents. The causes
which led to %'uch1 a tmeatsure, are unknown
:o uts, thotu!gh it.4mayt reasoniably be snppo
ed. that the first and principal catuse mray
'e a lack of specie. Whatever may be
he causes. that branch has refused, to re
teem its bills, and by this refusal the prin
~ipal bank lias once more forfeitedt its char
er'; for that instrumettt clearly dleclatres,
hiar the "ntotes issued by the tmother batik
hall be tmade payab'le at the samoe, and
he ntes issued hy anyof its offices of dis
!otunt and deposit, shall be ma):de payable
it said offies; and if the bank,.or either of
ts eotiices of discount and deposit, shall at
ty inue fail, or refuse to redeem their
iote< in specie. and the same shall be pro
ested before any notary p)ublic, the legis
atture may direct its prosecutingofmeer to
,ommlence an action in alny court having
~omp1etent jturisd iction thereof, for such vi
>dation, and on the faict being established,
'he chatrter may be declared and consider
ed forfeited." This is the third time that
his hauk has suspended specie payments.
With regard to this particular-bank, wve
>elieve tha the holders of its notes caninot
ose one dollar oft hem. Not only the assets
>f this batnk anid braniches may ultimately
>e sutlicient to redeem its circulation, but
he property of the stockholders is boutnd.
ni proportion to the amount of stock they
>wnt, for the redemption of the notes; atnd,
iesides, the state, 'eitng the lrrrgest stock
solder, is "pledged for the ultimate re
lemption of the bills or notes of said bank,
n proptortiotn to the amouint if the value of
shares that shall or may be subscribed for
md held by said state." In the charter it
s also declatred, that "nothing contained in
this act. shall be sO construed as tontake the
piwer of controllitig said -institntion out of
the legislatutse: but the legislature sh all at
all times have the powver of arr~esting or
suspending said charter, w'henever it shall
me made ap~pear, that the said corporation
has not coinplied with all or-any of the
Foregoing provisionis..
According!to the report of the bank, made
o the first of October last, mje..capital- of
the institution amounted to $651,050. Of
this amomnt of stock, $210,535 had been
redeemed by the bank, leaving. a stock of
$440,515, owned by- individuals and the
state; by individuals $115,5l5. and lby the
state $315,000. Thme notes in ecireulation
on that ay anated to S$S40.658.
Branch Bank of Darien.-The Geor
gian of the 25th ult., contains 4he-f11low
ing notice:
A letter from Savannah, dated 26th inst.
received ii this city yesterday says--"Mr:
Mitchell, the President of the Mother Bank
in Darien, is here, and says there is nio fear
of any loss to the bill holders, and that a;
rangetments will probably soon be made to
redeem tbein."
The public are hereby informed, that
circumstances have compelled this institu
tion to suspend the payment in Specie for
the redemption ofits Notes, and the earli
est measures will be adopted to enable it
to resume, of which. due notice will be giv
en. In the mean time, holders of its no
tes are advised not to make any sacrifice
indisposing of them. - By order. S. L.
W. Harris. C ashier.-Consitutonalist.
hAtiEkiE1~i C. it
THURsDAY. APRIL 4, 1839.
We refer our readers to the excellent
speech of Mr. Pickens, on the "North
Eastern boundary question."
The Court of Common Pleas and Gen
eral Sessions, for Edgefield District, ad
journed Saturday last.
%Ve have seen a letter bearing date of
the 30th ult., from a merchant in Ham
burg, addressed to a gentleman in this
place, from -which we learn that the Bank
of Darien, is at from 25 to 30 per cent
discount in Augusta. The Macon Rail
Road Bank is at the same discount.
The Columbia Telescope has hoisted
the banner of HENRY CLAY.
Hawkinsville Bank.-For the benefit
of many of our friends, we copy from the
Augusta Constitutionalist, of the 28th uit.,
the following advertisemerit in relation to
the Bank of lawkinsville:
'.The public are hereby notified that Itte
NOTES of the Bank of Hatokinville,will
be received by all ihe Banks in Augusta,
both in payment and on deposit, and will
likewise be redemed as usual at the coun
ter of the Bank.
JOHN RAWLS, Pres't.
British Parliantent.-A London paper
of the Gh of February, contains some ac
count of the proceedings of Parliament.
There was an exciting debate in the
House of Lords, on Canada affairs. Lord
Wellington spoke violently against those
United States citizens on the frontier,
who disturbed the peace of Great Britaini,
and Amerien, by their interference in the
Canadian difficulties.
--le cast great ceneure upon our Govern
ment for not restraining its citizens from
creating disturbance on the frontier. Lord
Melbourne said that when the character of
our Gov en.ment was taken into consider
ation, when ho remembered the dispoqi
tion exhibited by the different States to in
terfere with each other'4 alTirs-and the
tendency to private warfare with each
other-the presen: state of things, was not,
to him, a subject of wonder. [le said tl'at
lie had no reason to doubt the sincerity of
the A merican govcrntment, in its desire to
carry into eftect, the stipulations binding
on it, as recards itsduties to its neighbours
-but taking many things into eotnsidera
tion, it mttst be adtmitted, tht the United
States Government had serious difficulties
in carrying thism object itnto effect.
Lord Brougham took a more favorable
view of~the course of ouar Government to
ward. Catnada, and in a great degree ex
culpated it.
In the Ilotnse of Commons, Lord John
Russell declared, that no suspicion of I ad
faith could attach to the government of
the Utnited State.--and that it had done
every thing whieh could be expected of it.
He declared in relation to Canada, thtat
the stnremacy of England must lhe main
tined at all hazards-and that whether
the expense was great or small, Minis
ters were ready to encoutnter it.
We have read in the Augunsta Mirror,
"The British Partizan," a prirae tale, by
Miss Moragne. of Ahheville District.
The scene is laid in the upper country
of South Carolina, bordering on the Sa
vannah River. The period chosen-the
Revolution. The authoress carries us
back to those stirring times, and brings us
face to face with the irot men of that
tay. ~She describes the country when
the wild Indians roamed in our forests
and the virgin soil was yet untouched, by
the ploughshare of the htushandman. .Her
style is ornate, hut yet chaste. The story
is creditable to our literature.
The Army and Navy Chronicle of' the
21st ultimo, 'says:~ that Major General
Macomb, will leave Washington this day.
to take the c'hief direction of affairs in
Florida.' His stay there will dlepend upon
circumstances. General Taylor will re
main on duty in Florida.
M'aine.-The Legislature of this State
has passed a resolution, aufhonzing Gov.
Fairfield to disband the military forces,
whenever he shall be satisfied that Sir
John Harvey. has no intention of occupy
ing the disputed territory, or of molesting
the civil oflicers of Maitne, in their efforts
to drive away trespassers..
ff7We refer our readers to-the adver
isement of Messrs.-H~arrington and Bryan.
Elections in zrginia.-The tinte.or
holding elections -in 'this State i he en
changed for the present year. to the fourth
Thursday in May-and for succeeding
years, to the fourib Thursday in.April. .
The Public Square.-Since the remo
val of the venerable old Court House, and
the market, buildings of rmknow n order
of architecture, unless of the "Economic,"
a modern style, the Public Square has
been much enlarged, and is now open to
all the winds of heaven. It has recently
been levelled, but the work is not com
plete. When ibis is done, we suggest
that a park be planted in the centre of the
square. Nothing adds more to the com
fort and beauty of a town, than a sufficient
number of shade trees. Among the bright
est ornaments of Philadelphia, are her
beautiful chesnur, locust, and other trees,
which grow on the side walks of her
streets, her pleasure grounds. her parks,
and gardens, refreshing the resident, and
the stranger with their verdure. Other
cities at the north, are embellished in like
manner. Why should southern towns
generally, have so small a number of
shade trees? Under a fervid sun they are
peculiarly needed. Spacious groves in
the heart of a city, afford a delightful re
retreat to the man of besiness. of study, or
of pleasure. Last but not least, where
can the pensive maiden room more pleas
antly, and dreapn of love? Where can the
dashing. belle, morie stitaly display her
thousand charms to the admiring gaze of
her suitors? We have mentioned but a
few of the advantages of shade trees.
We believe that they are highly promo
tive of health, and good order in large
towns. They are supposed to have a ben
eficial tendency in many of the cities of
Europe, where large groves have been
planted for the recreation of the crowded
population. To these, lirge numbers now
resort in their hours of leisure, instead of
to scenes of dissipation. In Paris, and
London, this has been renaiked by trav
ellers. The Turks, who certainly know
how to appreciate the c..mforts of life,
generally fill their cities or their immedti
ate vicinity, with ornamental trees. Our
climate very much resembles that of Tur
key, and we should imitate the Mussul
mans in this particular.
The Free Banking Law of Georgia.
As this law now exists in Georgia, per
haps in-the course of time, she will be
flooded with paper money. Before the
passage of this law, tiat State had alrea
dy, we helieve, upwards fthirty banks
and will probably, at no distant period.
have as many niore. Not a little of those
paper bills will fin4 their way into our
State. Some of the old Georgia bankse
are bad enough, 'nd we fear that some of
of the new banks will not he better. We
hope that our apprehensions are ground
less. We are not monopolists, and have
no particular partiality for the banks tow
existing-but we are appiehensive that
ihis free banking law will create a redun
dancy of paper money.
Thtis experience htas proved, adds no
to the wealth ol a co' ntry . Itt the
west, many of the free bantks which wer'
estatblished, have recently failed, and
btnought great distress upon the people. It
may be said, that this is tno argutment a
gainst the principle, hut otnly against the
management of the banks. This may be
so
"Butt clouds and darkness rest utpon it."
The principle of the General Bankins
Law is new, and we wish to see it fairly
tried1 in other States, before it is intr..dn
ced into our own.
Afarriage Democratic -A short time
since, wve read in -a North Carolina paper,
an account of the marriage of a couple
whlo were good Democrats. The Parson
was also a Democrat. Now we are deC
lighted to hear of weddings of any sort.
We are bet ter pleased, to hear of those
which are Democratic. .But we are best
pleased when toe ourselves, are invited to
the marriage feast.
1reuico and France.-The difference be
tween these gove'rimnents, hias been ad
justed by Admiral flaudin, and the M--xi
can Plenipo~tenltiaries.... Ratification on the
port of the Metican eovernm:ent, was on
ly needed, for idN vessels to discharge
their cargudes. The Loutiianian, of March
22;!, gives the following particulars:
Mr. Pakenham, the English minister,
guarantees,in ti e 'name of his government.
the payment of the indemnity dtue to 'he
exiled French, the conditions of which are
to he hereafter fixed..
France receives nothing to indemnify
the expenses of the war, and claims mer'e
ly the $000,000 mentioned in her ultima
tumn to he paid in six months.
"The plenipoteutiaries askd an ar
mistice of 15 days, which was granted 'o
te admiral and he immedfiately opened
the port oa era Cruz to-all lags without
distinction.
"French vessels and those ofother na
tions, which were lying a tvera Cruz, im
mediately commenced discharging their
cargoes."~
Jacob Eichelherger, Post Master at Re
hoboth, Post Office, Edgefleld District,
has resigned. B. Howard, is appointed
in his place.
SPost O0ico called Elton, has been es
tablished in Ede~feld District. Joseph~
Adams is appointed Post Master.
PUBLIC. MEETINGr
The. citizens of Edgefiel eri', aso
sembled it theCourt Hou 29th
uit., for the purpose ora 1Del
egates to the Commercis '0 ention,
which n ill-assemble in Charlesion, on the
third Monday in. thtgmoaih, Dr..R. G.
Mays, was called- to-theClhiir..and Dr..
J. 0. Nicholson, is appointed Secretary.
Whitfield Brooks,' .. delivired an ad,
dress of considerali le ngth, id nil of re
search.- -ie concluded by ofering the fot-,
lowing resolutions which were adopted by
the meeting.
1 Risolved. That to promote -the great
puipose of establishing- a direct export
and import trade, between the Southern
and South-Western States. and Europe; i0
this meeting will appoint Delegates f1om
this District, to attend' the Commercial
Convention, which.will asaemilble in the
city of Charleston, on'the third- Monday
in A pril next. .
2. Resolved, That for the purpose of
difusing information upon this interesting
subject, among the - inhabitants of the
District, twenty-four persons be selected
from diffierent sections, to serve as Dele
gates to the Convention.
3. Resolved, That the following per
sons compose the delegation-to wit:Gen
James Jones, N.. L. Griffin, Col. John
H u iet, Riehard Coleman, Jas. P. Carroll,
Doctor H. Burt, Nicholson Moore, Col.
Wade S. Cothran., Lewis Wigfall. Mill
edge L. Bonham, Major William Daniel,
John Wever, Thomas Smith,- Edmund
Penn, Abner Perrin, Leroy Monday,
Richard Parks. Thomas S, Nixon. Charles
Hammond, Col. John Bauskett, Doctor
Tenant, Doct. John Nicholson, and Judge
A. P. Butler.
On motion of Dr. Nicholson, Whitfield
Brooks. Esq., was added to the number
of Delegates. ..
On rotion of Dr. Anthony, Henry
Shultz. Esq., was also appointed a Dele
gate.
4. Resolved. That the Editor of the Ad- -
vertiser, he requested to notify the Dee
gates oftheir appointment, by publishiig
the foregoing resolutions.
Commuanications.
The Central Temperance Board of
Edgefield District, held its annual meet
ing in the Baptist Ch'urch, on Tuesday
Evening, during the sitting of Court. .
The meeting was opened with prayer.
by the Rev. W. P. Hill. 'After which, in
consequence of the non-attendance of the
Orator, chosen for the occasion, the Presi
dent of the Board read a very able ad
dress, upon the subject of Intemperance.
The Board was thec organzed, by- en
roiling the names of Delegates froin the
following Societies, viz: Edgefield C. H.
Little Saluda, Red Bank, Dry Creek
Beach island, and Callihains.
Mr. Walkins, delegate from Dry Creek,
expressed his conviction, that the declen
sion of zeal in the advocates of Temper
ance, and the small progress which the
cause had made, was attributable to tho
'fact, thatit was not kept sufficientiy be
fore the public mind. He urged the ne
cessity of presenting this subject more fre
quently to the consideration of the public,
in order to awaken an interest in the great
cause of Temperance, and recommended
the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That Nlinisters of every.de
nomination. throughout the District, he re
qttestedl to use their best efforts to keep the
public mind alive, to the all important
eue of Temperance, and thtat they pre
sent this subject more frequently to the
consideration of their respective charuts
int their public ministrations from the Pul
tpit.
This resolution was supported by re
marks from several gentlemen, and the
following amendment was offered tby Mr.'
E. Penn, delegato from the Edge~eld'
'Society, viz:
That every memher of this Board be
requested to take a prospectus of the State
Temperance Paper, to be published in
Columbia, and endeavor to prqcure as
many subscribers as possible.
The resolution, as amended, was unan
imously adopted..
The spirit manifested at the meeting,
was such as to render it-oneof more than
usual interest. -
The Delegates from several Societies tn
the District, presented letters 'respectig@
the cause of. Temperance itn their respec
tive boundaries. which, although th ey-con
veyed intelligence of no remarkable pro
gress, gave evidence of a zeal and interest,
which promised a day. of better things, and
inspired the Board with encouragement to
more untiring perseverance.
-The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year, viz:
W. B. JOHNSON, D. D. President..
M. MIMS. }
N. L. GRWlFIN,.*
A. B. ADSN
R. T. M IM S, Secretary gt Treapurer.
it was resolved that4 the procetedings of
this meeting bet published in the'TEdgefleld
Advertiser, State Temperance Journal
and Biblical Recorder.
The Board then adjourned.
W. B. JOHNSON, .President.
R. T Mtus. Secretaiy.
Let him that woman dloth deid,
'Hard on'a rail berode atride..
MR. EDITRra: With no little-indignation I
read the lines addressed to you in the last
Advertiser but one,over the signature of*n
gustor." As it has ever been a most p less
trg task to me to defend innocent, helples
woman from the asaaults of the Savage
scribe, I not only consider it my duty, but'
esteem it a great privilege, through the
same channel to shew Mr. '1" that though
woman is weak, she is not without friends.
In the first place, I am astonished that
"SInquisitor" should thus expose . his own
folly, to the reading world by publicly
proclaiming the many "ajaliications" of
his drinan which in a nrn ant rnan whenki